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niàn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to read
  2. 2. to study (a subject)
  3. 3. to attend (a school)
  4. 4. to read aloud
  5. 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dùn])
  6. 6. to miss (sb)
  7. 7. idea
  8. 8. remembrance
  9. 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[niàn])

Example Sentences

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她毫無惡
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10470560)

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Words Containing 念

念珠菌症
niàn zhū jūn zhèng

(medicine) candidiasis

悬念
xuán niàn

suspense in a movie, play etc

亡兵纪念日
wáng bīng jì niàn rì

Memorial Day (American holiday)

念诵
niàn sòng

to read out

记念品
jì niàn pǐn

souvenir

邪念
xié niàn

wicked idea

念学位
niàn xué wèi

to study for a degree

念力
niàn lì

psychokinesis; telekinesis

绝对观念
jué duì guān niàn

absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)

纪念馆
jì niàn guǎn

memorial hall

强迫观念
qiǎng pò guān niàn

compelling notion

碎碎念
suì suì niàn

to sound like a broken record

悼念
dào niàn

to grieve

念想
niàn xiǎng

to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of

怪念头
guài niàn tou

eccentric notion

基本概念
jī běn gài niàn

basic concept

观念
guān niàn

notion

执念
zhí niàn

obsession

注念
zhù niàn

(literary) to ponder

念珠
niàn zhū

prayer beads

叨念
dāo niàn

see 念叨[niàn dao]

殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn

extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences

顾念
gù niàn

to care for

杂念
zá niàn

distracting thoughts

念咒
niàn zhòu

to chant a magic spell

唱念
chàng niàn

(of a waiter) to call out (a customer's order to the kitchen)

念日
niàn rì

memorial day

念念有词
niàn niàn yǒu cí

to mumble

数念
shǔ niàn

to enumerate one by one

纪念日
jì niàn rì

day of commemoration

家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng

every family has its problems (idiom)

念经
niàn jīng

to recite or chant Buddhist scripture

受难纪念
shòu nán jì niàn

memorial

概念验证
gài niàn yàn zhèng

proof of concept

思念
sī niàn

to think of

残念
cán niàn

(coll.) to regret

念书
niàn shū

to read

正念
zhèng niàn

correct mindfulness (Buddhism)

挂念
guà niàn

concerned

阵亡战士纪念日
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì

Memorial Day (American holiday)

纪念奖
jì niàn jiǎng

trophy

人民英雄纪念碑
rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

想念
xiǎng niàn

to miss

上位概念
shàng wèi gài niàn

superordinate concept

纪念章
jì niàn zhāng

memorial badge

纪念品
jì niàn pǐn

souvenir

恋念
liàn niàn

to have a sentimental attachment to (a place)

意念移物
yì niàn yí wù

telekinesis

念叨
niàn dao

to talk about often

留念
liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

意念
yì niàn

idea

概念
gài niàn

concept

非分之念
fēi fèn zhī niàn

improper idea

念佛
niàn fó

to pray to Buddha

人工概念
rén gōng gài niàn

artificial concept

体念
tǐ niàn

to consider sb else's position

纪念邮票
jì niàn yóu piào

commemorative postage stamp

屈原纪念馆
qū yuán jì niàn guǎn

Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县[zǐ guī xiàn], Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then

惦念
diàn niàn

to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind

念头
niàn tou

thought; idea; intention

数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó

to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)

释念
shì niàn

(literary) to be reassured

远来的和尚会念经
yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)

结婚纪念日
jié hūn jì niàn rì

wedding anniversary

纪念堂
jì niàn táng

memorial hall

追念
zhuī niàn

to recollect

纪念
jì niàn

to commemorate; to honor the memory of

念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

默念
mò niàn

to read silently

怀念
huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

欲念
yù niàn

desire

概念化
gài niàn huà

conceptualization

纪念碑
jì niàn bēi

monument

一闪念
yī shǎn niàn

sudden idea

闪念
shǎn niàn

sudden idea

一念之差
yī niàn zhī chā

momentary slip

眷念
juàn niàn

to think fondly of

念兹在兹
niàn zī zài zī

see 念念不忘[niàn niàn bù wàng]

信念
xìn niàn

faith

概念地图
gài niàn dì tú

mind map

李先念
lǐ xiān niàn

Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician

理念
lǐ niàn

idea

碎念
suì niàn

see 碎碎念[suì suì niàn]

淫念
yín niàn

lust

可念
kě niàn

pitiable

概念依存模型
gài niàn yī cún mó xíng

conceptual dependency model

概念驱动加工
gài niàn qū dòng jiā gōng

concept-driven processing

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日
xī zàng bǎi wàn nóng nú jiě fàng jì niàn rì

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

转念
zhuǎn niàn

to have second thoughts about sth

感念
gǎn niàn

to recall fondly

疑念
yí niàn

doubt

玫瑰念珠
méi gui niàn zhū

rosary (Catholic prayer beads)

妄念
wàng niàn

wild fantasy

京都念慈庵
jīng dū niàn cí ān

King-to Nin Jiom, or just Nin Jiom, manufacturer of 枇杷膏[pí pá gāo] cough medicine

万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

祷念
dǎo niàn

to pray

中正纪念堂
zhōng zhèng jì niàn táng

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

垂念
chuí niàn

(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)